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Flood situation unchanged in Assam

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Last Updated : Jul 13 2016 | 8:07 PM IST
The flood situation in Assam remained unchanged in the deluge-hit Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Barpeta, Biswanath and Jorhat districts where 1.11 lakh people are affected.
A report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority today said 162 villages and localities were submerged by the floods that also overran 8,685 hectares of crop land.
The Brahmaputra continued to flow above the danger mark at Nematighat in Jorhat and Dhubri town, while river Dhansiri at Numaligarh and Golaghat, ASDMA said.
District authorities have opened 16 relief camps in Golaghat and Jorhat districts housing 2,821 inmates, it added.

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First Published: Jul 13 2016 | 8:07 PM IST

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